車庫 / 车库
chēkù
The English phrase 'garage' is translated into Chinese as 車庫 / 车库 (chēkù). Wiktionary also lists 車房 / 车房 (chēfáng).
Meaning: building or section of building to store a car, tools etc. (noun)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 車庫 / 车库 | chēkù |
| 車房 / 车房 | chēfáng |
The term refers to a building or section of building to store a car, tools etc.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 車庫 / 车库 is composed of 车 (chē), meaning 'vehicle/car' and 库 (kù), meaning 'warehouse/storage/depository'.
How do you pronounce it?
chēkù
Did you know?
- The character 庫 / 库 (kù) in 車庫 / 车库 is also the same character used in the word for 'library', 圖書館 / 图书馆, showing a linguistic connection between storing cars and storing books.
- In certain regions, a professional repair garage is not called a 車庫 / 车库, but rather a 修車廠 / 修车厂, which literally means 'repair car factory'.
- While 車庫 describes a place for cars, the word 庫 also refers to a 'treasure house' or 'vault' in ancient Chinese history, where imperial riches were kept.
Examples in context
- 一个大车库A big garage
- 我的家里有一个宽敞的车库，可以停两辆车。I have a spacious garage at home that can park two cars.
- 这个汽车库是新建的，设备齐全。This garage is newly built and well-equipped.
- 关于车库的翻译方法有很多，但最常用的还是“车库”和“汽车库”。There are many ways to translate "garage," but the most commonly used ones are "车库" and "汽车库."
Sources
- Wiktionary, “garage” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
